Hugh Jackman Hints He'll Do Just One More Solo Wolverine Flick

Trending News: Could We Soon See Wolverine Played By Someone Other Than Hugh Jackman?

Why Is This Important?

Because it’s hard to imagine Wolverine played by anybody else.

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Hugh Jackman posted a photo to Instagram that suggests he’ll only appear in one more solo Wolverine movie.

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There’s something in the X-Men character Wolverine that everyone can love and relate to. He’s got a messed up past, he’s a bad boy nomad and he has arguably the most useful superpower with the ability to heal.

Since 2000, that beloved character has been played by Aussie actor Hugh Jackman in the X-Men Universe and he’s been praised pretty much unanimously for how he acted (X-Men Origins: Wolverine wasn’t his fault). But while Wolverine doesn’t age, Jackman does and he’s understandably had enough.

On Saturday, Jackman posted a photo to Instagram, which hints pretty strongly that he’s nearly done playing Wolverine.

But this probably doesn’t mean we’re going to stop seeing Jackman play Wolverine that soon. He’s going to make cameos in X-Men: Apocalypse and probably Deadpool in 2016, according to Cinema Blend. And the next untitled Wolverine film is scheduled to come out in 2017.

After that, it’ll be 17 years that Jackman has played Wolverine — pretty respectable for a genre that loves it’s reboots and actor switches/fixes (see: Spiderman, Hulk etc.).

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Ask The Big Question: Will Wolverine still make the cameos he’s reported to be making or will he be pulling out sooner?

Disrupt Your Feed: We still haven’t seen Jackman wear the original yellow and blue costume and pointy mask, what gives!?

Drop This Fact: Hugh Jackman has played his character longer than anyone else in the Marvel franchise including Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.